The section entitled Troubleshooting should probably include a section to address the problem of ping not working correctly.

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- [[User:KitchM|KitchM]] 02:36, 1 June 2009 (EDT)

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Shouldn't that be Configuring The Network, or Network Configuration? - [[User:KitchM|KitchM]] 00:50, 25 December 2009 (EST)

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In fact, wouldn't "Network Configuration" be better because Network would be the first and most common sense search item? _ [[User:KitchM|KitchM]] 12:36, 8 February 2010 (EST)

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:Perhaps "Network" would be the best title, then, since this article deals primarily with using the "network" daemon. -- [[User:Pointone|pointone]] 11:37, 26 February 2010 (EST)

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::You think so? I don't know. Doesn't it have more to do with network setup in general? - [[User:KitchM|KitchM]] 00:14, 5 March 2010 (EST)

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== Carrier Detect ==

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This code can be used in <code>/etc/rc.d/network</code> to skip dhcp on interfaces without carriers:

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<pre>

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if [[ "$ifcfg" = "dhcp" ]]; then

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carrier=`cat /sys/class/net/$ifname/carrier`

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if [[ $carrier -eq "1" ]]; then

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# remove the .pid file if it exists

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/bin/rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-${1}.pid >/dev/null 2>&1

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/bin/rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-${1}.cache >/dev/null 2>&1

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/sbin/dhcpcd $DHCPCD_ARGS ${1}

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else

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echo "No carrier on $ifname"

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fi

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else

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/sbin/ifconfig $ifcfg

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fi

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</pre>

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== Static IP ==

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The indications given for the static ip configuration do not work for me. Concretely, the gateway config gives me problems. There should be another way of doing it.

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:There is no doubt that one has to be extremely careful to follow the directions, keeping in mind that the directions are based on a clean install. Missing any step, or having some pre-existing setting that conflicts will cause the failure.

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:This is a perfect place for feedback so we can get this completely goof-proof. Can you verify that you followed the exact steps described here? Can you give us a list of which you did and where you skipped something that didn't apply? Don't forget the hardware arrangement of your network. I think your information would help us polish this a little and make it more accurate. - [[User:KitchM|KitchM]] 21:21, 11 November 2010 (EST)

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::you might have to get an ip via dhcp, then assign yourself a static ip in the router settings and make your computer use that with no dhcp - it really depends on the type of router [[User:Thestinger|thestinger]] 21:32, 11 November 2010 (EST)

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:::There is no doubt that the suggestion you offered might work in one particular situation. However, we don't have enough information to make that determination yet, nor do we have any information to improve the article, which is the point here. - [[User:KitchM|KitchM]] 22:59, 11 November 2010 (EST)

Static IP

The indications given for the static ip configuration do not work for me. Concretely, the gateway config gives me problems. There should be another way of doing it.

There is no doubt that one has to be extremely careful to follow the directions, keeping in mind that the directions are based on a clean install. Missing any step, or having some pre-existing setting that conflicts will cause the failure.

This is a perfect place for feedback so we can get this completely goof-proof. Can you verify that you followed the exact steps described here? Can you give us a list of which you did and where you skipped something that didn't apply? Don't forget the hardware arrangement of your network. I think your information would help us polish this a little and make it more accurate. - KitchM 21:21, 11 November 2010 (EST)

you might have to get an ip via dhcp, then assign yourself a static ip in the router settings and make your computer use that with no dhcp - it really depends on the type of router thestinger 21:32, 11 November 2010 (EST)

There is no doubt that the suggestion you offered might work in one particular situation. However, we don't have enough information to make that determination yet, nor do we have any information to improve the article, which is the point here. - KitchM 22:59, 11 November 2010 (EST)